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Ex-chief Brij Bhushan, Vinesh Phogat blame each other for WFI suspension

On Thursday, United World Wrestling (UWW) suspended WFI as a result of which Indian grapplers won't be able to compete at next month's World Championship under national flag

Sethuraman wins National Chess Championship against Mitrabha Guha

Sethuraman remained unbeaten through the 11 rounds, recording eight wins and three draws. This is Sethuraman's second national title after he won his first in 2014

3 Indians in Worlds Javelin Final: One is Neeraj Chopra, who are other two?

First time three Indians qualified for the final of any event at the World Athletics Championships. It was in Javelin throw. Everybody knows Neeraj Chopra, but who are DP Many and Kishore Jena?

My family sacrificed for me to chase my dreams: Hockey player Karthi Selvam

Karthi Selvam, one of star performers for the Indian men's hockey team in the Asian Champions Trophy, feels that he has been able to live up to the expectations of his parents, who sacrificed a lot

Our execution was wrong, says Satwiksairaj after World Championship exit

Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy admitted that he and his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty lacked in their execution during the quarterfinal loss at the BWF World Championships

World Championships: Prannoy assures India of a medal with win over Axelsen

HS Prannoy extracted the last ounce of energy from his reservoir to stun two-time defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in a thrilling 68-minute quarterfinal to ensure a medal for India

Mikael Ymer announces retirement from tennis after failing to overturn ban

Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer has abruptly announced his retirement at the age of 24 after an unsuccessful attempt to overturn an anti-doping suspension.

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic returns in 2 years, seeking a 24th major

Novak Djokovic is back in the United States, back in New York and back at the U.S. Open for the first time in two years.

Top 10 upcoming games to look forward to in 2023, all you need to know

From action-packed shooter games to challenging technique games, as innovation advances and game developers continue to make new content, future looks exhilarating

Infosys announces women tennis top seed Swiatek as global brand ambassador

Infosys said that it will now work closely with Swiatek's team to build an advanced data analytics and video dashboard by leveraging artificial intelligence

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Worlds final; book a place in Olympics 2024

The 25-year-old Chopra's qualifying round lasted just a few minutes as he sent the spear to his season's and fourth career-best distance. The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m

World Athletics 2023 highlights, Neeraj Chopra (88.77m) enters final

Placed in the Group A Qualifier, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj recorded a massive throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, breaching the qualifying mark of 83.00m.

I think people will start to notice Indian chess: R Praggnanandhaa

It needed the sheer brilliance of Magnus Carlsen to stop the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa's march as he finished second best after losing in the final on Thursday.

We never put any kind of pressure on Praggnanandhaa, says father Rameshbabu

Typical of the humble man that he is, Rameshbabu said the family never put any pressure on Praggnanandhaa, allowing him space to grow.

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic to face Alexandre Muller in first round

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, the 2022 men's champion at Flushing Meadows, and No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner could meet in the men's quarterfinals again

Paris 2024: Shooter Rajeshwari Kumari earns India's seventh Olympic quota

Rajeshwari also became the second trap shooter after Shagun Chowdhary to ever earn an Olympic quota in women's trap.

Long injury list won't push Chelsea to reintegrate Romelu Lukaku into squad

Lukaku has not been given a squad number by Chelsea this season and has made clear his desire to leave Stamford Bridge

Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final in World C'ships

After fouling his first two attempts, Aldrin produced a 7.77m jump in his third effort, which was not enough for him to be among the top eight in the 12-man final.

Asiad 2023: Whatever command khap gives, I am ready to obey that - Bajrang

All those khap panchayats, all those Chaudhury organisation members who joined in the protest at Jantar Mantar, gather them together, whatever command they give, I am ready to obey that, says Bajrang

'R Praggnanandhaa's run in FIDE World Cup will boost Indian chess'

Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up to world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Thursday in the Chess World Cup at Baku, Azerbaijan.